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Dell Dimension E521 User Manual

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connector size

124 pins

connector data width (maximum)

32 bits

PCI Express

 

connector

one x1

connector size

36 pins

connector data width (maximum)

1 PCI Express lane

PCI Express

 

connector

one x16

connector size

164 pins

connector data width (maximum)

16 PCI Express lanes

 

Drives 

Externally accessible:

Bays

one 3.5-inch drive bay (FlexBay)

two 5.25-inch drive bays

Available devices

Serial ATA drives (4), floppy drive, USB memory
devices, CD/DVD drive, and Media Card Reader

Internally accessible:

two bays for 1-inch high serial ATA hard drives

 

Connectors

External connectors:

Video

15-hole connector

Network adapter

RJ-45 connector

USB

two front-panel and four back-panel USB 2.0-
compliant connectors

Audio

six connectors for 7.1 support

System board connectors:

Serial ATA

four 7-pin connectors

Internal USB device

one 10-pin connector (supports two USB ports)

Floppy drive

one 34-pin connector

Fan

one 5-pin connectors

PCI 2.3

two 124-pin connectors

PCI Express x1

one 36-pin connector

PCI Express x16

one 164-pin connector

Front panel

one 40-pin connector

Processor

one 940-pin connector

Memory

four 240-pin connectors

Power 12V

one 4-pin connector

Power

one 24-pin connector

 

Controls and Lights 

Front of computer:

 

Power button

push button

Power light

green light — Blinking green in sleep state; solid
green for power-on state.

amber light — Blinking amber indicates a problem
with the power supply inside the computer. If the
system cannot boot and there is a solid amber light,
this indicates a problem with the system board (see
"Power Problems" in your Owner's Manual).

Diagnostic lights

four lights on the front panel (see

Diagnostic Lights

.)

Standby power light

AUX_PWR_LED on the system board

Hard-drive activity light

green light — When the computer is reading data
from or writing data to the hard drive.

LAN indicator light

green light — Solid green indicates that a LAN (local
area network) connection is established.

Rear of computer:

 

Link integrity light (on integrated network
adapter)

green light — A good connection exists between a 10
Mbps network and the computer.